Cornell Expert Quotes
Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news
“The need for assistance [in Puerto Rico] is now so dire it is impossible to ignore – to do so would precipitate a humanitarian disaster even greater than the one already in progress.”
Steven C. Kyle
associate professor, macroeconomics policy expert
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"Kennedy’s murder – together with that of Martin Luther King Jr. convinced a generation of Americans that our country was no longer the beacon of democracy that had emerged from World War II.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
Related Tip Sheet:
RFK assassination killed US image as ‘beacon of democracy’ (05/10/18)
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"The U.S. has always been a leader in AI research and development but other countries are now catching up fast with heavy investments from governments and industry."
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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This small act of defiance has been celebrated and has generated new attention to the possibility of public art as social commentary.
Media:
Media Relations Office
pressoffice@cornell.edu
607-255-6074
Related Tip Sheet:
Scholars call bull on bull sculptor stomping ‘Fearless Girl’ (04/12/17)
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"Irrespective of artist Kristen Visbal’s corporate funding, I’m not moved by Di Modica’s argument that his sculpture — which prominently features a pair of enormous testicles, polished to a bright sheen by tourist hands — is a more intrinsically serious piece of American art than its new companion."
Media:
Media Relations Office
pressoffice@cornell.edu
607-255-6074
Related Tip Sheet:
Scholars call bull on bull sculptor stomping ‘Fearless Girl’ (04/12/17)
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"The result is that the teachers, restaurant workers, firefighters, police and other workers who serve these communities must now commute for extremely long distances."
Media:
Joe Schwartz
bjs54@cornell.edu
607-882-3774
Related Tip Sheet:
Metro housing costs create cascade of problems for middle class (04/14/17)
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“The race for the French presidential election remains volatile and unpredictable. Up until 10 days ago, analysts – myself included – considered far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and left-centrist Emmanuel Macron sure bets for making it to the second run-off round."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet:
April surprise: Is Le Pen really Hillary? (04/18/17)
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"If the tip is included as part of the quoted price and the service provider doesn’t deliver as expected, the organization is then on the hook directly to make sure that service is delivered according to standards."
Media:
Media Relations Office
pressoffice@cornell.edu
607-255-6074
Related Tip Sheet:
Forcing a U-turn on tips reverses Uber’s NYC gains (04/19/17)
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"Cassini has done things and gone places it was not designed for, and come out a champion every time. I will be sad to see its mission end this fall, but extraordinarily grateful to have been a part of this amazing odyssey from its very beginnings in the 1980’s."
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Media Relations Office
pressoffice@cornell.edu
607-255-6074
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“That we’re even talking about a possible government shutdown despite unified party control is a bit surreal."
Media:
Joe Schwartz
bjs54@cornell.edu
607-882-3774
Related Tip Sheet:
Trump-era shutdown surreal repeat of Carter-era standoff (04/24/17)
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"I do have a more general concern, however, about viewers drawing inferences from video clips of interactions between employees and customers, because we don’t get to see what transpired immediately before the interaction that is shown."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
202-434-8049
Related Tip Sheet:
Viral videos of onboard clashes are not the full story (04/24/17)
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